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Galway Bound
Up and packed for Galway, our bus was able to leave a little before schedule. For some reason the students all find it easier to wake up on their holiday days than…
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Eyre Square, Quay Street, and Salthill.
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Up the Dubs
Sunday morning in Dublin-finally a lie in for everybody. A choice was given to all of the students to sleep in until lunch at 12.30 PM if they wished. The vast…
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Hello from Galway!
The Irish Life Experience left for Galway on Saturday morning-bright and early. The wonderful, Brian Farrell from Burren Coaches, picked us up and we were delighted…
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Aran-rific!
One of the highlights of the Irish Life Experience is a trip to the Aran Islands. The Aran Islands are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay.…
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Connemara at its Best!
The Irish Life Experience went to Dan O'Hara's Heritage Center on Tuesday for a few hours and left with many memories to treasure. The Dan O'Hara Heritage Center is…
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Leaving on a Jet Plane...
On Wednesday, the Irish Life Experience spent their final day in Galway, shopping and picking up last minute souvenirs. There were already many misty eyes and a few…
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The Beautiful Burren!
Hello Irish Life Experience Families and Friends, I apologize for the delay in posts, but our last week in Ireland was very hectic-with very little time to blog.…
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Greetings from Galway
Hello Irish Life Experience Families and Friends, Just a quick hello from Galway. This morning we said slán agaibh to Dublin and our Irish and Italian friends at…
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How Do You Tell an ILE'er is Having a Good Time?
They are Dublin over with laughter! That’s right ILE Family and Friends…, we made it safe and sound to the nation’s capital. Galway was absolutely incredible and…
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Inis Mór Bound
The island of Inis Mór-meaning the Big Island-is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. Well known internationally, it is steeped in history and…
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Moher of Ireland!!!
On Wednesday, we left for our last tour on the West Coast-the Burren. Our amazing tour guide and driver-Brian Farrell-is from Co. Clare-in the heart of the Burren…
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Well, I Took a Stroll on the Old Long Walk!
Of a day -I-ay-I-ay, I met a little girl and we stopped to talk, Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay, And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do, 'Cause her hair was…
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